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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, June 22, 1962

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 22, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In i a i tvs the stars and stripes. -4 i-1 v ii. 4y g.  a no. .1 second baseman new York a is Bill Mazeroski of the Pittsburgh pirates the major league s Best second baseman for my Money the Yankees Bobby Richardson is the Best second baseman in baseball today said ferry Coleman the Yankees second baseman during most of Casey Stengel s Golden Era in new York. To not for Richardson just because he is a Yankee and i was a to Bobis  of Alabama oium from left pw1 Cutchin Fil win Crete classic by Morton a Guys abroad Parisis for 2 Days be tag sunday the principal con of the average Frenchman nuclear fission strikes. The Cost of living and Yii everything else except pos llpiv4bo.fft pm Al a Wei used by the Barning question ahead in tie tour de the annual Marathon bicycle race uses a mass excitement among French populace. Compared to sch american interest in the or Dedes amounts to apathy. Perhaps Only w per cent of the#5 million population will see the contestants As the doggedly Over Flat ground or no agonizingly Over mountains along toe 2,70-mile course. Wide follow Magbul the remaining 90 per cent Tel Law participating vicariously trough the i re radio and Tele Slon Tor the entire grueling Way.  winners name and Venose of the runners up will be As idely known in France As preside Gaulle and Al Jyh be Small up with his the Victor will stand to Fortune to advertising in and personal appear year s tour the 49th in a that began in 19p3 and was by two wars starts in Nanty. In northeastern be. Atter few briging the roughed by Nissels in Belgium it in cars Norma by rag Brit Tif aes to Riviera Tadj Fleance to Paris end in the pare bit Aio Btry but i be Dies ideally be Altonb the Way a penal Eis or for the the Competition. To rounds and follows them. " the Advance running publicity caravan is made up of Gaudsil painted cars trucks and buses blaring the merits of product ranging from aperitifs to aspirin the hard sell implies that con sumption of the advertised goods has contributed to the stamina of the heroic riders. One company Puis on the Road motorized stage and h i r is Star music Nall performers to give free shows at each of the tour s Over Carling Golf gains 4 vets Toronto up four Veteran amateurs have been named to the United states team that meet Canada in july at the sixth annual ruling cup pro am matches at  s Golf club. Bob Gardner of new York Rich Ard Chapman Oyster Bay mass. De Meister Wiloughby Ohio a Dcharles to costs Detroit will form the american team with profession als Dow Finsterwald Gay Brewer jr., Julius Boros and Ernie  Canadian team includes professionals Stan Leonard a balding George Knudson and Gord Byrdton and amateurs Gary co Wannick Weslock poll Brownlee and Gord Mackenzie. " 4the Carling pro am is. Played in four matches with a pro and a Amateur from one country pairing against a like combination from theother. The Winner is decided on a Points system one Point for the Winner of the first nine holes one for the Winner of the second nine and one for the top teem in the Complete 18 holes the United states Lias won the cd p three times and Canada night stops. This year a tire manufacturer is sending along a Mobile Short wave radio station so that listeners anywhere in France can follow uninterruptedly along every Yard of each Day s course a chocolate maker is offering each Lap s leading sprinter his weight in chocolate an award that is certain to diminish in Quantity As the Overall mileage piles  Post office of spa Belgium goal of the first Day s run has prepared two special stamp cancellations to be used sunday evening and monday morning. One reads spa september 24, arrival of the19ra tour de fr8nce."the sept. 25 cancellations merely substitute the word departure for  every Community from the largest City to the smallest Ham let takes vast Pride in having the tour routed through it those selected As overnight stops dig deeply into the municipal till to pay for the Honor and expenses quickly subsidized by the business to brings to town. Circulation climb during the annual race French newspaper circulation rises 10 per cent. After e a c h Day s Lap the Media Are filled with news of the riders and commentaries on their performances and prospects. So this sunday morning the lean knights of the Velo preceded by hoopla wearing advertising on their to shirts escort d by motor Cycle cops of the Garder pub Lucaine. Trailed by cars carrying reporters photograph Ere doctor nurses masseurs and bicycle mechanics and hovered Over by a aspirin dispensing helicopter Wil Start on the Long hear bursting Fame is the Spur plus All tha Nice endorsement Money. Yankee the affable Coleman went on. Heck i Don t think that just because a Man wears a Yankee uni form he is the Best a the game thought that Joe Gordon Andred schoendienst were the Best in their time too and they weren t Yankees then. But people Tell me Mazeroski is the Best in the game because Helias such Quick hands and gets rid of the Ball so fast particularly inthe double play Coleman continued. But again Richardson Panhandle the double play better. I think Maz is a Fine fielder Buton the double play hell always take a step across the bag be Oren rowing to . This gives the Batter an added step in. His race to first Case and sometimes that can mean the difference be tween making the double play an not making it. But Richardson won t give a Inch when he gets the throw on the bag Coleman pointed out he gets rid of the Ball right off the bag and does t give the Bat Ter that step. / radio serie Coleman who has a weekend radio series on lbs in addition this Job As representative of a shirt manufacturer played nine year with the Yankees before retiring after the 1957 season while hews generally the team s regular second baseman he also Roundup at third base and shortstop quite often in Stengel s platoon system. The 37-year-old native of Sanjose calif., still maintains a tremendous interest in the game audit is not limited just to the Yankees he freely discusses facet of the. Game r yet is careful not to pontificate or hold court As an  it was without reservation that he picked Richardson As the game s finest second baseman add ing that Boston s Chuck Schilling was quickly coming into a position where he could Challenge both Richardson and Mazeroski for the title. Sand he also upheld Stengel s platoon tactics that shuffled play ers from position to position. That was Casey s key he  always had fresh Irnen for the stretch drive in August and sep tember because he played 25 men not. 10 or 12. No one was workout and when the time came to Bear Down there was plenty  also created a Good competitive situation on the club for head a group of talented Ball play ers each vying for a starting spot and no one Ever let Down Cole Man added. This was one of the big reasons Why the Yankees Are always dangerous. There is never any letdown. "1 notice that Ralph Houk ingoing to this system More and More now and it is working for him also he said. 3 to Hamilton Bermuda a Nina a 59-foot Schooner owne Decoursey Fales of officially declared Winner 1 to Toj Jive Bermuda yacht race Early a wins Export Erna a  r Irv i a Veteran sep pen sails for All up Weible is al6rig-Timv treas i user far the new York yacht club a and a former. Commodore. His Crew ranged from r youngsters to . F. Only the class e yachts Small est in the port Berinda race had &. Chance to catch the  Schooner with 60 Botts across the finl she line the wind shifted to an ? unfavourable direction. " time ran Piaf i oif class i with oily Vone v  group Swain Yan icee a 40-tpotfyawl_owned by  Allen Clarkjr Marlin mass., i  pc ,--.-.i. Ih-s-.--r-. A. A was thought to have a Chance to overhaul Nina but by the time she passed the finish Hue at St. David s head her corrected time was just Over an hour behind that of Nina. Northern Light owned an sailed by a. Lee Loomis jr., Oyster Bay n.y., was first to finish. Twas a repeat performance that de fied old Sailor s superstition about changing the name of a ship. The 72-foot yacht was first to Finis two years Togo under another owner and named venture. U.s., japanese College Kings vie in baseball q a a a neb. Up the United states is sending 18 ambassadors in Gray flannel suits on a Goodwill Mission in which their objective win be to beat their counterparts from  rivalry will be Friendly How Ever and the Gray flannel Wilt be tailored into baseball uniforms for the collegiate champions of the two countries who will meet in 9 Best of three series saturday through monday at Honolulu. Michigan won the , Champion ship Here last saturday night by defeating Santa Clara. 5-4. In is innings in the final of the inca National tournament. Hosei University will represent  is a Chance however that the special International series longtime dream of Many american College coaches could be bombed out. The . Is conducting High Altitude nuclear tests at Johnston Island not far from Hawaii and Aradio communications blackout could possibly be underway about the time the japanese and Ameri can teams would be flying to the50th state. Traffic backlogs a radio blackout would mean communications used to guide aircraft would be temporarily interrupted. The japanese team is Tolly by pan american airlines. The military air transport service would transport the wolverines. Even if the radio blackout i lifted in time there will be Back logs of traffic and the ballplayers May have to waft for transportation. But the players for the Biff series Are going on As scheduled. The chief negotiator for the ser ies is Rod Dedeaux. Baseball coach of. Southern California hear ranged to have the hawaiian interservice baseball league an the hawaiian baseball league serve As , who will accompany the american players to Hawaii the excited about the prospects of the International series. " l there is a great importance in this first  he said. In mos sports size is a major consideration and Many countries do no take Well to american sports such As basketball. Japanese no Torii overs however size is not a consideration in baseball and because of this it is my feeling that the internat Lonal world series with Japan not Only will develop into an annual event trat could grow into t o u r n a m e n t of even larger  no one is predicting an easy time o it Lor the american  is a major sport in Japan. Last year the japanese  averaged 65.tkxj fans per game. That compares with the average of betwee i Max Ami 6,000 attendance at the. Kcal tournament held in or Mahatha past 13 seasons. Packers sign Mctee Green Bay wis. Cap Max Mcgee six year Veteran offensive end of the Green Bay packers and the team s top pass Catcher last year has signed his 1962 contract  
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